A Rooster at a Farm for Weathervane Wednesday

 Today's weathervane was photographed at the Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. 

The Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire is one of our favorite destinations for ice cream. We love to drive the little red convertible on nice summer days, and end the adventure with home made ice cream. The Beech Hill Farm also sells beef and pork, and has a petting zoo for the kids.  In the fall there is a corn maze.  Best of all, this farm has been run by the same family for nine generations. 

Above the garden shed is this old rooster weathervane, which is the type of weathervane (along with a running horse) that is most common on farms in New England.  Inside the shed are antiques and crafts for sale. The weathervane is three dimensional, with interesting details on the rooster, like feathers and a very fancy tail.  The garden shed is low enough that you won't need a zoom lens or binoculars to view the rooster.  

Above the barn is another weathervane, but it was very damaged. 

For the truly curious:

Beech Hill Farm website:  https://www.beechhillfarm.com/

To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Rooster at a Farm for Weathervane Wednesday",  Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 28, 2025, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-rooster-at-farm-for-weathervane.html: accessed [access date]).